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The Reluctant Romantics

by Kate Stewart

The Reluctant Romantics series by Kate Stewart has 4 known books (4 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Room 212 (2014).

Books
4 known books (4 novels)
Published
4
First published
2014
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance
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Start here: Room 212 (2014) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Room 212

Room 212 (2014)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Room 212

    Novel

    Kate Stewart opened The Reluctant Romantics in 2014 with Room 212, a 244-page first book. It introduces the slow-burn, angst-forward register she'd carry into her later, better-known Ravenhood and Bittersweet Symphony books, following a couple through a messy, emotionally complicated relationship in a self-contained story.

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  2. The Fall

    Novel

    The Fall followed in 2015 as the second entry, the longest of the four at 349 pages. Like Room 212 before it, it follows a new central couple through its own self-contained relationship drama, part of Kate Stewart's early work before the interconnected-universe structure of her later series.

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  3. The Mind

    Novel

    Two books arrived in 2016: The Mind came first, the shortest entry in the series at just 162 pages. It carries forward the slow-burn, angst-forward tone established in Room 212 and The Fall, with its own standalone couple as the third of four entries.

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  4. The Heart

    Novel

    The Heart closed out the series later in 2016, at 303 pages -- nearly double the length of The Mind, published earlier that same year. It gives the fourth and final couple their own complete story, wrapping up Kate Stewart's early, more self-contained series ahead of her later interconnected work.

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About The Reluctant Romantics

The Reluctant Romantics is Kate Stewart's early four-book contemporary romance series, opening with Room 212 (2014) and continuing through The Fall (2015), The Mind (2016), and The Heart (2016). Each book follows a different central couple navigating messy, emotionally complicated relationships, in the slow-burn, angst-forward register Stewart would carry into her later, better-known Ravenhood and Bittersweet Symphony books.

As one of Stewart's earliest series, The Reluctant Romantics predates the interconnected-universe structure of her later work, with each book reading as a more self-contained relationship drama.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Reluctant Romantics series?

Four: Room 212 (2014), The Fall (2015), The Mind (2016), and The Heart (2016).

What order should I read The Reluctant Romantics in?

Publication order: Room 212, The Fall, The Mind, The Heart. Each book has its own standalone couple.

Is The Reluctant Romantics connected to The Ravenhood?

No -- it's an earlier, separate series from Kate Stewart's catalog, predating The Ravenhood and Bittersweet Symphony Duet.

Is The Reluctant Romantics a completed series?

Yes, all four books were published between 2014 and 2016.

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